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EDGAR F. EATON, or NoRTHFoRD, CONNECTICUT Letters Patent No. 95,332, ZatelSeptember 28, 18694; antedated Septembm' 17, 1869.

IMPRO'VED BUCKLE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making peut of the same.

To all whom it may concer-n.1

Be it known that I, EDGAR F. EATON, of Northford, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have"A invented a new Improvement in Buckles and I do hereby ,declare the following, when vtaken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon,` to be a full, clear, andl exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings-constitute part of this specication, and represent, in,-

Figure l, a front View. Figure 2, a rear view of the buckle complete. Figures 3, 4, and v5, the three parts detached. This invention relates to an improvement in what are known as three-part buckles, that is tolsay, the p frame, loop, and tongues; and The invention consists in forming the two tongues in one piece, the loop in a second piece, and hinging' the frame to, both the tongue and loop by bending the two ends of the i'arne between the tonguesand around both the base of the tongue and one side of the loop, so thatl both vare hinged to the frame, and move independent, the one ofthe other.

Inl order tothe clear understanding of my inven-' tion, I will Vfully describe the same, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

A is the frame,seen enlarged in g. 3, formed from lany suitable metal, its two ends curwed inward, so that from out to out theyare the same distance as between the two tongues a @the said two' tongues or covered by a metal tube, as seen in g'rll, to sup-4 port the two ends.

The whole side of the loop is curved at al to pref vent lateral movement of the loop when hinged to the frame. I

The whole side of the loop and base of th'e tongue are placed together, then the -two ends of' theframe are clasped over the base of the tongue and the whole l-sidc of the loop, so as to allow a'free -and independent movement of all the parts.

.'lhus formed,- the two tongues pass over the ends of the frame and rest upon the body of the frame, as seen in lig. 1.

I do not broadly claim avbuckle formed in three palts so that each may be` moved independent of the other parts, as such, 1 am aware, is not new; but

What I do claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent, s-

The frame A, loop B, and tongues (l. a, all constructed and united, as herein set forth.

' EDGAR F.. EATON.

Witnesses J ORN H. SHUMWAY, AiJ. TIBBITs. 

